ST.JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, PRIEST,FOUNDER OF BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS April 7

ST.JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, PRIEST,FOUNDER OF BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

St. John Baptist de la Salle, Roman Catholic Priest. He founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (approved in 1725) and established teacher colleges (Rheims in 1687, Paris in 1699, and Saint-Denis in 1709). He was one of the first to emphasize classroom teaching over individual instruction. He also began teaching in the vernacular instead of in Latin. His schools were formed all over Italy. In 1705, he established a reform school for boys at Dijon. John was named patron of teachers  Feastday April 7